{"product_id":"we-have-always-been-here","title":"Samra Habib: We Have Always Been Here [2019] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTriumphant and uplifting - a queer Muslim memoir about forgiveness and freedom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Revolutionary' Mona Eltahawy \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e* 'Exquisite, powerful and urgent' Stacey May Fowles * 'I fell in love with this book' Shani Mootoo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA memoir of hope, faith and love, Samra Habib's story starts with growing up as part of a threatened minority sect in Pakistan, and follows her arrival in Canada as a refugee, before escaping an arranged marriage at sixteen. When she realized she was queer, it was yet another way she felt like an outsider. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo begins a journey that takes her to the far reaches of the globe to uncover a truth that was within her all along. It shows how Muslims can embrace queer sexuality, and families can embrace change. A triumphant story of forgiveness and freedom, \u003ci\u003eWe Have Always Been Here \u003c\/i\u003eis a rallying cry for anyone who has ever felt alone and a testament to the power of fearlessly inhabiting one's truest self.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Habib, Samra","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42324392050873,"sku":"9781529404869","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":51194386383187,"sku":"XG81529404869","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":51161683886419,"sku":"XV81529404869","price":7.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/habib-samra-samra-habib-we-have-always-been-here-2019-paperback-1172597425.jpg?v=1750090615","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/we-have-always-been-here","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}